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25 Sep 2026 at 15:55

Summary of the contracting process

Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston procured transport services for the London Borough of Sutton. The requirement is described only at this broad level; the procurement does not identify specific passenger groups, routes, vehicle types or service tasks. The delivery location is in Sutton, within the London area. This is a local authority transport-services requirement, so its relevance is strongest for operators able to provide transport for public-sector needs in the borough. Rosehillcars was selected to provide the service.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Rosehillcars was selected for the single lot; the signed contract value is £1,549.56. The contract was signed on 25 September 2026, but no contract-period dates or duration are recorded. The buyer used an open procedure. Evaluation was based on price, with the listed quality attributes, client review, features, capability, qualifications and custom metric carrying zero weight. The procurement received 21 bids. The lot is recorded as cancelled even though an active award and contract are also recorded, so the published outcome contains conflicting status information.

For suppliers considering comparable future work from Sutton, this award indicates demand for local transport services and shows that the buyer selected a supplier through an open competition in which price was decisive. A credible competitor would need to offer a competitive price and demonstrate the practical ability to deliver transport services in Sutton. The buyer’s evaluation listed quality-related areas including capability, qualifications, features and client review, although these were assigned no evaluation weight in this competition. Transport operators with experience serving public-sector clients and the operational capacity to meet local requirements are therefore closest to the demonstrated need. The awarded supplier is a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the requirement was delivered by an SME; the award does not establish that the work requires large-scale fleet capacity.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

London Borough of Sutton

Notice Description

London Borough of Sutton

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ae5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091140-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)


CPV Codes

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,549 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Postcode
KT1 1EU
Postcode Area
Kingston upon Thames
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI63 Merton, Kingston upon Thames and Sutton
Delivery Location
TLG13 Warwickshire CC

Local Authority
Kingston upon Thames
Electoral Ward
Kingston Town
Westminster Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Rosehillcars

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